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Collectiveactionandchallengesofsocialchange revised dec 18
The document discusses theories of collective action and volunteerism in the United States. According to convergence theory, collective action occurs when people with similar ideas gather in the same place. Emergent norm theory emphasizes the influence of leaders in promoting norms that group members then follow. While Americans have traditionally had high volunteer participation, it seems to have declined somewhat with the rise of the Internet, as people can now join groups and donate online without face-to-face interaction.
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- 1. Collective action isa collaborative effort that takes place in groups and diverges from the social norms of the situation.
- 2. Theories of CollectiveAction According to convergence theory, collective action happens when people with similar ideas and tendencies gather in the same place.
- 3. Theories of CollectiveAction Emergent norm theory emphasizes the influence of leaders in promoting particular norms that members of a group then follow.
- 4. • Americans havetraditionally had high participation levels in volunteer activities. • It seems that volunteerism has declined somewhat in the United States, and one possible explanation is the influence of the Internet: people can join groups online and donate money online to support causes without participating in any face-to-face meetings or activities.
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- 6. THE SINGULARITY ISNEAR - 2029 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uIzS1uCOcE Raymond Kurzweil is an American inventor, and futurist. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He has written books on health, artificial intelligence (AI), transhumanism, the technological singularity, and futurism. Kurzweil is a public advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements, and gives public talks to share his optimistic outlook on life extension technologies and the future of nanotechnology, robotics, and biotechnology.
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- 10. https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/08/millennials-are-more-generous-than- you-think.html • Teaching engagementand ... innovation can help people have that experience on a smaller and less-traumatic scale." • The study found the civic drive at an all-time high among rising high school graduates. Of incoming college freshmen surveyed by the Census, nearly half wanted to become leaders in their communities, and 80 percent wanted to "help others who are in difficulty." • Those rates are higher than any time since the Census began tracking the attitudes in the mid-1960s.
- 11. • A socialmovement is collective behavior that is purposeful, organized, and institutionalized. It is interested in creating, resisting, or undoing a social change. • Alterative social movements seek limited social change and tend to be focused on a narrow group of people.
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- 13. HOW HAS SOCIALCHANGE AFFECTED YOUR LIFE? BE SPECIFIC- WHAT CHANGES? HOW? 13https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DtILpmsCcA
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